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MOVIE
Die Hard
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
FILM SERIES
NEWS
1988
132 minutes (2 hrs 12 mins)
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
John McTiernan
Starring
Bruce Willis
·
Bonnie Bedelia
·
Alan Rickman
· Reginald VelJohnson · Paul Gleason · Devoreaux White
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
20th July 1988
United States release:
15th July 1988
Canada release:
20th July 1988
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
3rd Feb '89
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £523.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 17
US box office
Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
Debut position: 16
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 13
WorldWide box office
Box Office debut: 15th Jul '88
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $601.9 Thousand
Total weeks on top 15: 19
Chart position history
UK box office
3 Feb,
1989
1
10 Feb,
1989
1
17 Feb,
1989
2
24 Feb,
1989
4
3 Mar,
1989
9
10 Mar,
1989
7
17 Mar,
1989
10
24 Mar,
1989
11
31 Mar,
1989
14
7 Apr,
1989
14
7 Dec,
2018
15
4 Dec,
2020
9
11 Dec,
2020
12
18 Dec,
2020
12
16 Dec,
2022
13
22 Dec,
2023
14
19 Dec,
2025
14
US box office
22 Jul,
1988
3
29 Jul,
1988
4
2 Sep,
1988
4
7 Oct,
1988
6
14 Oct,
1988
7
21 Oct,
1988
13
28 Oct,
1988
13
4 Dec,
2020
10
11 Dec,
2020
12
8 Dec,
2023
15
Global box office
15 Jul,
1988
1
22 Jul,
1988
1
29 Jul,
1988
1
5 Aug,
1988
1
12 Aug,
1988
1
19 Aug,
1988
1
26 Aug,
1988
1
2 Sep,
1988
1
9 Sep,
1988
1
16 Sep,
1988
1
23 Sep,
1988
1
30 Sep,
1988
1
7 Oct,
1988
1
14 Oct,
1988
1
21 Oct,
1988
1
3 Feb,
1989
1
10 Feb,
1989
1
Other movies in this series
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Die Hard 4.0
A Good Day to Die Hard
Certificates
US
R
C
20
13
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.8 Million
US total gross
$83.8 Million
Global total gross
$141.6 Million
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UK Box Office Info
Weeks on UK box office:
10
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Die Hard
3 Feb 1989
1
N
£523,488
£523,488
10 Feb 1989
1
▲▼
£461,744
£1,123,755
17 Feb 1989
2
▼
£480,872
£1,796,976
24 Feb 1989
4
▼
£240,436
£2,109,543
3 Mar 1989
9
▼
£92,475
£2,229,761
10 Mar 1989
7
▲
£61,650
£2,319,154
17 Mar 1989
10
▼
£41,100
£2,378,749
24 Mar 1989
11
▼
£27,400
£2,414,369
31 Mar 1989
14
▼
£10,538
£2,429,122
7 Apr 1989
14
▲▼
£4,053
£2,434,594
7 Dec 2018
15
▼
£86,628
£86,628
4 Dec 2020
9
▲
£16,980
£317,823
11 Dec 2020
12
▼
£22,884
£354,534
18 Dec 2020
12
▲▼
£14,713
£384,735
16 Dec 2022
13
▼
£32,428
£637,145
22 Dec 2023
14
▼
£110,783
£978,299
19 Dec 2025
14
▲▼
£79,547
£1,412,970
US Box Office Info
Weeks on US box office:
13
US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
15 Jul 1988
16
▼
$601,851
$601,851
22 Jul 1988
3
▲
$7,105,514
$10,147,587
29 Jul 1988
4
▼
$6,107,608
$20,140,735
2 Sep 1988
4
▲▼
$4,766,648
$58,456,957
7 Oct 1988
6
▼
$1,513,576
$72,770,440
14 Oct 1988
7
▼
$1,062,121
$74,138,586
21 Oct 1988
13
▼
$876,888
$75,215,700
28 Oct 1988
13
▲▼
$680,673
$76,181,473
9 Nov 2018
26
▼
$321,704
$321,704
4 Dec 2020
10
▲
$189,000
$189,000
11 Dec 2020
12
▼
$136,000
$325,000
8 Dec 2023
15
▼
$934,421
$934,421
15 Dec 2023
19
▼
$339,103
$1,744,450
US release: 20th July 1988
United States release: 15th July 1988
Canada release: 20th July 1988
£2.8 Million $83.8 Million 
$141.6 Million